A Poison is any product or substance that can harm someone if it is:

1. Used in the wrong way.

2. Used by the wrong person.

3. Taken in the wrong amount.

Poisons include some:

1. Cleaning products and sprays.

2. Pills and medicines.

3. Beauty products

4. House & yard plants and flowers.

5. Snake bites, spider bites, and scorpion stings.

Some poisons can make you very sick if you taste them or breathe them. Poisons can hurt your body if you get them on your skin or in your eyes. Poisons with a strong smell can give you a headache, make you dizzy, sick or cause you to pass out.

 

Keep the

Poison Control Center

number by every phone

in your home!

1-800-222-1222
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